Hawthorne the Blithedale Romance Essay

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    “The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself especially when everybody is watching”. In Nathaniel Hawthorne 1854 novel Blithedale Romance supposed to be utopian society but falls short when Coverdale and Hollingsworth have their own view of what Blithedale is supposed to look like. For example Coverdale uses and wants Blithedale for his poetry and Hollingsworth wants to use Blithedale to reform criminals. Both of these men aren’t there for a utopian community (where it can be a better living

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    Hawthorne Romanticism

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on the 4th of July, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel and Elizabeth Clark Hathorne (Manning). He was an American writer who specialized in writing short stories and romance novels. Among his many works are, The Scarlet Letter, The House of Seven Gables, and Young Goodman Brown. Just like the works of Herman Melville and Edgar Allan Poe, much of Hawthorne’s works laid emphasis on the imperfect nature of human beings. The imperfect nature of humans, he believed

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    ironically brought with them however, as their descendent Nathaniel Hawthorne would show in The Scarlet Letter). Religious topics continued to dominate early American literature in the 18th century, for example, in the works of Jonathan Edwards and Cotton Mather. Their strict Calvinistic, Puritanical views gave their writings a "fire-and-brimstone" type of style a inflammatory rhetoric meant to rouse religious fervor (Baym 103). Both Hawthorne and Herman Melville (another later generation New Englander)

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    author Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are different elements that influence his writings. His life included many times of trials, many joys, and many ancestors that caused some turmoil within his mind. Two of his major works are influenced almost directly by his background (Werlock). Nathaniel Hawthorne threw his life into every single piece of his writing. His experiences, background, and the setting in which his life took place are prominent

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    Nathanial Hawthorne was born July 4, 1804. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts. His family name was Hathorne. He wanted his name to be different, so he added a “w” Hawthorne used his Puritanism legacy in the novels he wrote, such as The Scarlet Letter. This was his most well known novel. He was an American writer. He was married and his wife was named Sophia. They lived a reclusive life. At the young age of four, Hawthorne’s father died of yellow fever in 1808. He was a sea captain

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    Usually we infer from the word “bias” that the author is leaning towards his subject instead of against it. In this essay I will actually go against the current and state that Nathaniel Hawthorne, influenced by early childhood, his lineage and his inferring from his works is actually outlining a double standard/poking fun at the puritan religion in colonial American and up to his time. I will argue this through his life experiences, examples in the scarlet letter (his most acclaimed work), and

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    and finding one’s own religion. A well-known author from the 1800s, Nathaniel Hawthorne, implements his religious upbringing in his stories, “Young Goodman Brown”, “The Scarlett Letter”, and “The House of Seven Gables.” The use of certain thematic elements in “Young Goodman Brown” help readers understand how the main character lost his faith and became bitter towards religious people. In the year 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne was born to Massachusetts Bay colonists; Nathaniel Hathorne and Elizabeth Clarke

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of the most inspiring and prominent authors of American Literature. There were over 100 pieces published by Hawthorne consisting of short stories, children's stories, novels, nonfiction pieces, and sketches. (hawthorneinsalem.org). His most famous works include The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. Hawthorne’s career and path of life influenced the types of work he published. He was “a descendant of early Puritan settlers-- a heritage that would haunt him

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    books are being taught in schools. Yes, literature has change over time but literature has left there marked every step of the way. Some of these authors have not only impacted America but also surf to their country like Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Washington Irving. Edgar Allan Poe

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    Review of writings of Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe. By Mantegbosh Letyibelu Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne were arguably some of the most popular writers of the 19th century (Dincer 223; Lauter 2505). All three of them are known for their short essays and their advocacy to make writing a full-fledged and legitimate profession. Their writings show that they were hugely influenced by the Romantic Movement (romanticism); ‘a movement in art, literature, music, philosophy

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